Esteban Gutierrez has been named as Ferrari's test and reserve driver for the 2015 Formula 1 season.
The Mexican made his F1 debut for Sauber in 2013, scoring six points. He remained at the Swiss outfit for this season, but it was a difficult second campaign in the sport.
The team's Ferrari-powered C33 proved to be unreliable and tricky to master, meaning Gutierrez failed to score a point.
He was then dropped by Sauber for next year in favour of Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr, but has now been confirmed as Ferrari's test and reserve driver.
He will work alongside the Maranello-based outfit's race drivers, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen.
"It is an honour to become part of the Scuderia Ferrari family, a team with such an exceptional history," he said.
"It is for me the beginning of a new path for my future and I’m going to do my utmost to contribute to the achievement of the targets set by the Scuderia.
"I want to thank everybody for their belief in my potential; this will bring a great opportunity for me to develop further and get to the top in the near future. With all my passion and dedication, I’m now looking forward to the start of this new venture."
New Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene added: "While confirming our full confidence in a formidable race driver pairing, made up of four times world champion Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, a past champion with Ferrari, I am pleased to welcome Esteban Gutierrez.
"We are pleased to be able to offer this opportunity to Esteban who, although young, has plenty of experience relating to the new generation of Formula 1 cars.
"I am sure that, with his experience, he will make an important contribution to the development work of the team in the simulator. Welcoming Esteban also means opening the gates of Ferrari to a driver from Mexico, a country where the Scuderia still has a lot of fans, just as was the case fifty years ago in the days of the Rodriguez brothers."
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The team's Ferrari-powered C33 proved to be unreliable and tricky to master, meaning Gutierrez failed to score a point.
He was then dropped by Sauber for next year in favour of Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr, but has now been confirmed as Ferrari's test and reserve driver.
He will work alongside the Maranello-based outfit's race drivers, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen.
"It is an honour to become part of the Scuderia Ferrari family, a team with such an exceptional history," he said.
"It is for me the beginning of a new path for my future and I’m going to do my utmost to contribute to the achievement of the targets set by the Scuderia.
"I want to thank everybody for their belief in my potential; this will bring a great opportunity for me to develop further and get to the top in the near future. With all my passion and dedication, I’m now looking forward to the start of this new venture."
New Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene added: "While confirming our full confidence in a formidable race driver pairing, made up of four times world champion Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, a past champion with Ferrari, I am pleased to welcome Esteban Gutierrez.
"We are pleased to be able to offer this opportunity to Esteban who, although young, has plenty of experience relating to the new generation of Formula 1 cars.
"I am sure that, with his experience, he will make an important contribution to the development work of the team in the simulator. Welcoming Esteban also means opening the gates of Ferrari to a driver from Mexico, a country where the Scuderia still has a lot of fans, just as was the case fifty years ago in the days of the Rodriguez brothers."
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